D&D virtual tabletop Sigil is as good as dead, and I can't stop thinking about what could have been

A dwarf with a pipe and weapon on their shoulder stands in front of a table, chair, and fireplace.

Break out your funerary best and prepare the Hearse, because it appears that D&D Sigil is dead – or the original pitch is, anyway.

It was recently announced that 90% of the team working on Dungeons & Dragons' 3D virtual tabletop, Sigil, have been laid off. Former design lead Andy Collins noted via a LinkedIn post that "approximately 30 talented developers" were let go by D&D maker Wizards of the Coast on March 18, including him, and this in itself feels like a death knell. Yes, a skeleton crew remains to oversee what's left of this project. The program and its controversial subscription system are still in place too. But the original idea – that Sigil would be a grand, 3D playground for one of the best tabletop RPGs – will go unrealized.